Most engineers get stuck at the senior level (L5) and find it difficult to move up to the staff (L6).

Arpit Bhayani

Arpit Bhayani

Jan 06, 2025 • 1 min read


Most engineers get stuck at the senior level (L5) and find it difficult to move up to the staff (L6).

Last week, I teamed up with Gregor Ojstersek and wrote a small piece covering the 5 skills that I think are essential to hitting that next level. For every single pointer, I have also described how I demonstrated that quality. Fun fact, these are mighty close to what I answered during my Google interview :)

give it a read - https://lnkd.in/gcz4FZNG

Even if you are an early engineer, you should read the article, as it will help you become a better engineer and operate efficiently.

btw, enrollments are open for sys design feb cohort - arpitbhayani.me/course

Arpit Bhayani

Principal Engineer II at Razorpay - building Agent Studio, Ex-staff engg at GCP Memorystore & Dataproc, Creator of DiceDB, ex-Amazon Fast Data, ex-Director of Engg. SRE and Data Engineering at Unacademy. I spark engineering curiosity through my no-fluff engineering videos on YouTube and my courses